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February 10th 2009
On 8 February, we took a four-hour ride on a local bus. It was amazing. We snagged the seat right behind the door so that Tom could stretch out his right leg. Sure … The sign at the front of the bus said, “25 Standees” but we had about 50 men, women, and children jammed in the aisle. One nice thing about India (compared to some other places we’ve traveled) is that the folks seem to ba ... read more

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The Indus Valley civilization, one of the oldest in the world, dates back at least 5,000 years. Aryan tribes from the northwest invaded about 1500 B.C.; their merger with the earlier Dravidian inhabitants created the classical Indian culture. Arab in... ... read more